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Like clockwork, from Big Ben to Bowes’ bird

Like clockwork, from Big Ben to Bowes’ bird

ByTeesdale MercuryNov 12, 20232 min read

Join the Friends of The Bowes Museum on November 27 for an inspiring morning with Keith and Callum Scobie-Youngs, from the Cumbria Clock Company. They are leading the team carrying…

Tough defeat for Castle against impressive visitors

Tough defeat for Castle against impressive visitors

ByTeesdale MercuryNov 10, 20233 min read

Rugby Barnard Castle……………….. 3 Horden & Peterlee…………. 39 Once again Barney were without a few injured and unavailable regulars as they took to the field. The opposition were Horden and…

Eggs-pert farmer in line for award

Eggs-pert farmer in line for award

ByTeesdale MercuryNov 10, 20233 min read

A FREE-range egg producer has reached the finals of a nationwide farming award thanks to the outstanding care and dedication to his hens. William Maughan, who farms near Bolam, has…

Is it a posh toy, a fairground amusement or a work of…

Is it a posh toy, a fairground amusement or a work of…

ByTeesdale MercuryNov 8, 20235 min read

As The Bowes Museum launches a crowdfunding appeal to help pay for the restoration of the Silver Swan, David Phillips considers how the automaton has been displayed down the years…